Detaching apparatus for use on hydroaeroplanes to promote safety in air navigation.



W. H. SEA8HOOK, IR.

DETACHING APPARATUS FOR USE ON HYDROAEfiOF-LANES TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN AIR NAVIGATION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, I914.

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X) h c) Patent-ed Apr. 6, 1915.

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DETACHING APPARATUS FOR USE HYDROAEROPLANES TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN AIRTNAVIGATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed September 2, 1914. Serial No. 859,925.

T all whom. itmay concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SEA- BROOK, Jr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, Ch atham county, Georgia, have invented a Detaching Apparatus for Use on Hydroaeroplanes to Promote Safety in Air Navigation.

This invention relates to flying machines, and more particularly to flying machines of the aeroplane type which employ a gas bag as a means of support.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide aflying machine of the above described character in which in case of accident to the gas bag, the same may be released, whereupon that part of the machine known as the heavier than air machine may effect a landing either by its own propelling power, or by properly positioning of the planes.

A further object of the invention is to a means by which the parts are disconnected with the least possible eflort on the part of the operator.

Referring to the drawings; Figure l is a top plan view of the upper frame; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the upper and lower frames in their connected position, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 1 is a detail view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the side bars of the upper frame, these bars being suitably connected by the cross bars 2 as seen in Fig. 1. The lower frame consists of similar side bars 3 which are suitably braced in a manner not shown in the drawings. The side bars 1 and 3 of the upper and lower frames respectively are provided with openings which when. the frames are brought together are adapted to register with each other for the reception of the headed bolts 5. The headed bolts pass through these openings, and bypassing a locking pin 6 through an 7 passing transversely through the frames are dctachably secured together.

Supported in bearings 8 on the under side of the lower frame is a drum 9, and-suitably secured thereto so as to wind thereon are flexible wires or the like 10 which are connected to the pins 6, the wires 10 being secured to the drum at points diametrically opposite so that regardless of the direction in which the drum is rotated the wires 10 will be wound thereon from opposite directions. The drum is rotated by means of a suitable handle such as 15.

In the present invention, the upper frame is adapted for support from a gas bag, and the lower frame is a part of a flying machine of the heavier than the air type.

In operation, in case of puncture or an accident of any nature which would make it desirable for the operator to land, by grasping the handle 15 of the drum 9 and turning the same in either direction the wires 10 will' ATES PATENT orFroE.

be wound thereon thus withdrawing the pins" 6 from the bolts 5 and permitting the. gas bag together with its frame to become detachcd from the heavier than air machine whereupon the latter may make the descent, the gas bag floating away.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a flying machine, a gas bag supporting frame provided with a plurality of openings, and aeroplane frame provided with a plurality of openings adapted to register with the openings in the gas bag supporting frame, apertured bolts passing through the registered openings, pins passing through the apertures in each of the bolts, to secure the frames together, and means for with passing through the apertures in said bolts to secure the frames together, a drum carried bythe aeroplane frame, and means passing around said drum for withdrawing the v pins from the bolts to permit of disconnecdrum to withdraw the pins from the apertion oftheframes. tures in the bolts to permit of disconnection 10 3. 11 a flying machine, afgas bag supportd of the frames.

in rame an aero lane rame a erture 3 boas passihg through said franies, pins in WILLIAM SEABROOK the apertures of the said bolts to secure the Witnesses:

, frames together, adrum carried by the aero- GEO. W. J ACOBS,

plane frame, and means operated by said F. B. PETITE. 

